Load mount jounce rate cup
US8733745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2204/45021
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle suspension system including a shock upper mount assembly mounted to vehicle structure, a jounce bumper being made of an elastomeric material and including a vertically extending rod bore around a rod of a shock absorber, and a jounce rate cup. The jounce rate cup is made of an elastomeric material and includes a horizontally extending support flange having a lower surface mounted on the jounce bumper, a horizontally extending dust boot attachment flange spaced from the support flange and having an upper surface located below and adjacent to the shock upper mount assembly, and a vertical flange extending between the support flange and the dust boot attachment flange to define a gap between the support flange and the dust boot attachment flange, with the jounce rate cup including a vertically extending rod bore mounted around the rod.
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